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Olympic Baseball Managers: Tommy Lasorda, Shigeo Nagashima, Senichi Hoshino, Rod Dedeaux, Ernie Whitt, Robert Eenhoorn, Kim Kyung-Moon

Olympic Baseball Managers: Tommy Lasorda, Shigeo Nagashima, Senichi Hoshino, Rod Dedeaux, Ernie Whitt, Robert Eenhoorn, Kim Kyung-Moon


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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tommy Lasorda, Shigeo Nagashima, Senichi Hoshino, Rod Dedeaux, Ernie Whitt, Robert Eenhoorn, Kim Kyung-Moon, Higinio Vlez. Excerpt: Ernie Whitt As Manager item Career highlights and awards item Leo Ernest "Ernie" Whitt (born June 13, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan ) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and coach who is the current manager for the minor league Clearwater Threshers. He is noted for the twelve years he spent as a player with the Toronto Blue Jays . When he left the team following the 1989 season he was the last original Blue Jay left from when Toronto joined the major leagues in 1977. Playing career Whitt was selected in the 15th round of the 1972 amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox, and he made his major league debut on September 12, 1976. With his path to the majors blocked by future Hall-of-Famer Carlton Fisk, he was left unprotected during the expansion draft held after the 1976 season, and selected by the Blue Jays. Whitt spent most of his time in the minor leagues in the first few seasons; Whitt speculates in his autobiography that Blue Jays manager Roy Hartsfield had a low opinion of his potential, as most of the catching duties went to Alan Ashby and Rick Cerone . With Hartsfield's departure prior to the 1980 season, new manager Bobby Mattick expanded Whitt's role as a player, and Whitt remained with the club for the next ten years. During the 1980s Whitt had his best years, putting together some very productive seasons despite spending most of this time platooning with Buck Martinez . In 1985, he hit .245 with 19 HRs and 64 RBIs . In 1987, he bettered his average to .269 (a career high), 19 HRs and 75 RBIs (also a career high). Due to his longevity as well as his production, he is widely regarded as the Blue Jays' greatest catcher of all-time. The Blue...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781155636269
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 48
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Weight: 82 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1155636260
  • Publisher Date: 06 May 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Tommy Lasorda, Shigeo Nagashima, Senichi Hoshino, Rod Dedeaux, Ernie Whitt, Robert Eenhoorn, Kim Kyung-Moon
  • Width: 229 mm


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